The PDC World Series of Darts event kicked off with over 4,000 fans watching the eight first round games at the Trusts Arena, which included a trio of New Zealanders in action against some of the sport's biggest names.

Domestic number one Rob Szabo came up against the world number one Michael van Gerwen, and despite a plucky performance from the Wellington-based builder, he went down 6-3.

Van Gerwen's 92 to win the opening leg was cancelled out by Szabo's double nine, before the Dutchman strung together brilliant legs of 14, 11 and 12 darts to sweep into a 4-1 cushion.

Szabo landed a 180 and tops as he took the sixth leg, with van Gerwen hitting a 131 finish to move 5-2 up and to the brink of victory.

The world number one also landed two 180s in a leg for the second time in the game in the next leg, but double ten kept Szabo in the game before van Gerwen stepped in to eventually claim his quarter-final spot on double five.

"Of the qualifiers I think Rob was the best player and I had to perform well," said van Gerwen.

"I remember he made it difficult for Phil in the World Championship and that was in my mind, and Rob did well in a few moments but he had too many loose darts in this game."

The three-time Dubai Darts Masters champion added: "I'm trying to win this tournament. The last two World Series events didn't go as well for me but I'm really looking forward to putting on a fantastic performance here in New Zealand."

Szabo will compete in the World Championship in London in December, and admitted: "It's not the result I wanted because I always thought that if I could play my top game I'd have a shot.

"I got into the match at the end but he threw well and I enjoyed the battle."

Another Wellington ace, Craig Caldwell, suffered a 6-0 whitewash to a clinical Phil Taylor, who averaged 104.86 and hit six doubles from eight attempts in his 13-minute triumph.

Taylor kicked off the game with scores of 140 and 180, but actually only won the opening leg - with a 68 finish - after Caldwell had wired the bulls-eye for a 161 checkout.

He added another 180 in leg two, which he won by taking out 63, and then landed double 16 in successive legs to lead 4-0.

A 108 checkout saw Taylor move five legs clear, with Caldwell then wiring double 16 to finish 104 in the next as the 16-time World Champion fired in tops to complete a ruthless win.

"The 6-0 score line looks like a thrashing but it wasn't," said Taylor. "My finishing was good tonight.

"Craig had to win a tournament just to qualify to get here, which is a great achievement. He's a good player but he just lacks that little bit of experience on TV and he's getting that now, and I think he's going to improve.

"The first leg was the turning point because if he'd hit that bulls-eye it could have been a different game. He'd have been 1-0 up and confident, so that 68 finish was the key shot for me.

"I'm really determined to win this tournament and it's a great start for me."

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Anderson stared defeat in the face against Modra before snatching a narrow 6-5 win in a dramatic first round contest.

After Anderson took out 88 on the bull and tops to win the first two legs, he could only watch as Adelaide's Modra took out 100, 126 and 120 to stun the Scot and take a 3-2 advantage.

The Australian also missed four darts to take the sixth leg as Anderson escaped from misses across three earlier visits by landing double one to level - only to see Modra finish 78 on tops for a 4-3 lead and double eight to move 5-4 up.

Anderson posted a maximum and tops to take the game into a decider, in which he landed a 180 to be first to a finish - only to miss two darts at double 19 to finish 95.

Modra, though, was unable to take out 100 to snatch the win, and Anderson returned to spare his blushes on double 19.

"I've not seen Rob for about 10 years and I hope it's another 10 years before I see him again because his finishing was superb," joked Anderson afterwards.

Domestic No 1 Rob Szabo came up against the No 1 Michael van Gerwen, and despite a plucky performance from the Wellington-based builder, he went down 6-3.

"Of the qualifiers I think Rob was the best player and I had to perform well," said van Gerwen.

Szabo will compete in the World Championship in London in December, and admitted: "It's not the result I wanted because I always thought that if I could play my top game I'd have a shot."

Another Wellington ace, Craig Caldwell, suffered a 6-0 whitewash to a clinical Phil Taylor, who averaged 104.86 and hit six doubles from eight attempts in his 13-minute triumph.

"The 6-0 scoreline looks like a thrashing but it wasn't," said Taylor. "My finishing was good tonight."

The event's other New Zealander, Mark Cleaver, was defeated 6-1 by world No 4 Peter Wright.

"I wanted to perform well for the crowd here and I started great with the 12-darter, but it was downhill from there," said Wright.

Australian star Simon Whitlock claimed a superb 6-4 win over No 8 seed Stephen Bunting in a see-saw contest to set up a quarter-final against Phil Taylor in Auckland.

Adrian Lewis made a clinical start to his challenge, following up last week's run to the final in Sydney with a 6-2 defeat of DPA qualifier David Platt.

Raymond van Barneveld needed just 14 minutes to set up a quarter-final against Dutch rival Van Gerwen with a 6-0 whitewash of qualifier Loz Ryder, as the Australian Grand Prix No 1 was condemned to defeat in the first round.

James Wade held off a spirited fight back from Paul Nicholson before pulling clear to claim a 6-3 win from their first round contest.

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2015 TAB Auckland Darts Masters
DPA Qualifier Four

Last 16
Tukina Weko 3-2 Ricci Grant
Monty Tuhua 3-1 Leon Twose
Anthony Benitez 3-1 Hemi Johnson
Deon Toki 3-0 Mike Buttar
Mick Lacey 3-2 Ryan Kitson
Craig Caldwell 3-0 Cody Harris
Kerry Whear 3-0 Warren Parry
Chris Robson 3-2 Damon Heta

Quarter-Finals
Tukina Weko 4-1 Monty Tuhua
Deon Toki 4-2 Anthony Benitez
Craig Caldwell 4-1 Mick Lacey
Kerry Whear 4-3 Chris Robson

Semi-Finals
Deon Toki 5-4 Tukina Weko
Craig Caldwell 5-2 Kerry Whear

Final
Craig Caldwell 6-4 Deon Toki

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Caldwell had been defeated in the final of two of the previous three DPNZ Qualifiers for the PDC World Series of Darts event this week, losing out to Loz Ryder on Tuesday and against Rob Modra on Wednesday.

However, he made amends by seeing off Deon Toki 6-4 in the final of Thursday's event at the Swanson RSA, securing himself the 16th spot in this weekend's inaugural TAB Auckland Darts Masters at the Trusts Arena.

A World Cup of Darts representative for New Zealand previously, Caldwell will now compete in his third successive World Series of Darts event, having played in the Perth Darts Masters and Sydney Darts Masters over the past fortnight - losing to Phil Taylor and James Wade respectively.

Caldwell will meet Taylor again in Auckland when they clash in Friday's first round, and goes into the game on a high following Thursday's success.

The knockout stage of the tournament had included a victory for Caldwell over former World Championship Qualifier Mark McGrath before he knocked out Cody Harris - a qualifier in Sydney a week ago - Mick Lacey and Kerry Whear in reaching the decider.

Toki had seen off Mike Buttar, Anthony Benitez and Tukina Weko on his way to the final, while Whear overcame New Zealand World Cup ace Warren Parry in the last 16.

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The South-East Asia Qualifier was held in Malaysia, with Thanawat defeating Tengku Hadzali Shah in the final.

The 48-year-old from Bangkok has previously competed twice for Thailand in the PDC World Cup of Darts, but his success means that he will now compete in the world's biggest tournament for the first time at Alexandra Palace.

Thanawat joins New Zealand's Rob Szabo and America's Darin Young as the early International Qualifiers for the World Championship, with further events being held worldwide in the coming months.

2016 William Hill World Darts Championship
South-East Asia Qualifier
Winner: Thanawat Gaweenuntawong
Runner-Up: Tengku Hadzali Shah
Semi-Finalists: Zulrizan Adzan, Vince Tieh
Quarter-Finalists: Mohammed Hairul Azman, Zool Helmy, Phillip Choo, Mohammed Nasir Jantan
Last 16: S Murugesan, Eric Pedley, Suhaimi, Harith Lim, Basyar Amin, Mohammed Faizal, Thomat Darus, Khairul Izwan

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Cleaver edged out experienced Kiwi Warren Parry 6-5 in the final of the day's opening event to claim the second of four qualifying places on offer in this weekend's PDC World Series of Darts event at the Trusts Arena.

The knockout stage also saw Cleaver defeat Kerry Whear, Mike Lacey and Leon Twose for the loss of only four legs as he progressed into the decider.

Tuesday's Qualifier One runner-up Craig Caldwell was a semi-finalist, while last week's Sydney Darts Masters qualifier Cody Harris was joined in the last 16 by Mark McGrath, who competed in the William Hill World Championship last December.

The third DPNZ Qualifier is being held on Wednesday evening, with Rob Modra condemning Qualifier One runner-up Craig Caldwell to another agonizing defeat as the Australian ace earned his debut in front of the television cameras.

Following a 3-0 win over Mike Day in the Last 16, Modra then went all the way to a deciding leg against 2014 Sydney Darts Masters qualifier Damon Heta, Tukina Weko and then in the final against Caldwell.

Caldwell, a New Zealand representative in the World Cup of Darts who qualified to compete in the Perth Darts Masters and Sydney Darts Masters over the past fortnight, will have one final chance to earn a spot in Auckland in Thursday's DPNZ Qualifier four, which will decide the final spot in the tournament.

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TAB Auckland Darts Masters First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Phil Taylor (1) v DPNZ Qualifier 4
Stephen Bunting (8) v Simon Whitlock
Gary Anderson (5) v Rob Modra    
Adrian Lewis (4) v David Platt
Michael van Gerwen (2) v Rob Szabo
Raymond van Barneveld (7) v Loz Ryder
James Wade (6) v Paul Nicholson
Peter Wright (3) v Mark Cleaver

TAB Auckland Darts Masters
Schedule of Play
Friday August 28 (7pm)
First Round
Adrian Lewis v David Platt
Peter Wright v Mark Cleaver
James Wade v Paul Nicholson
Phil Taylor v DPNZ Qualifier 4
Raymond van Barneveld v Loz Ryder
Stephen Bunting v Simon Whitlock
Michael van Gerwen v Rob Szabo
Gary Anderson v Rob Modra
Best of 11 legs

Saturday August 29 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Order of play TBC
Best of 15 legs

Sunday August 30 (7pm)
Semi-Finals - Best of 19 legs
Final - Best of 21 legs

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World number one van Gerwen is bidding to win his fifth World Series of Darts title in the inaugural televised event from New Zealand, which is heading for a sell-out at the Trusts Arena.

The Dutch superstar will face stiff opposition in his first round contest, though, after drawing the DartPlayers New Zealand number one Rob Szabo, a former World Championship qualifier and World Cup of Darts competitor.

New Zealand's Mark Cleaver, who won through Wednesday afternoon's second DPNZ Qualifier in Swanson, will make his big-stage debut against June's Japan Darts Masters finalist Peter Wright.

Wednesday night's third DPNZ Qualifier, Australia's Rob Modra, will make his TV debut against Gary Anderson, the World Champion and Premier League champion who is a three-time World Series of Darts semi-finalist this year.

Thursday's final DPNZ Qualifier is set to take on 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor, who is bidding to win a fourth successive World Series of Darts event following his wins in Japan, Perth and Sydney, where he also landed a nine-darter last weekend.

Adrian Lewis, last weekend's Sydney Darts Masters runner-up, has drawn DPA Qualifier David Platt, while Perth Darts Masters finalist James Wade takes on Australian World Cup ace Paul Nicholson.

Leading Australian Simon Whitlock has drawn number eight seed Stephen Bunting, while Raymond van Barneveld will take on another top DPA star Loz Ryder, who won through Tuesday's opening DPNZ Qualifier in Swanson.

The draw was made live on Radio Sport's "The Sauce" by presenter D'Arcy Waldegrave. A draw was made at the DPNZ Qualifier on Wednesday night to determine which of the final two qualifiers faced either Phil Taylor or Gary Anderson.

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Start with 50 of the world’s best bass anglers.

Send them out on Lake Ouachita in the dog days of August.

Just to complicate matters, remove several feet of water from Lake Ouachita, and then send a bizarre mid-summer cold front across Arkansas to suddenly reduce air temperatures by some 15 to 20 degrees.

Oh, and last but not least, offer a half-million-dollar reward to the one angler who can decipher such a labyrinth of conditions across four grueling days of competition, and the result is the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup.

One man who is familiar with solving such complicated bass fishing equations for big money is Jacob Wheeler. In fact, it’s safe to say that with a Bass Fishing League All-American trophy (2011) and a Forrest Wood Cup (2012) already in his living room, Wheeler has a knack for figuring out the most complex of conditions when the stakes are highest … and he is at it again.

Wheeler took the day-one lead at the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita and hosted by Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism with 16 pounds, 2 ounces and now is poised to possibly be the first two-time Cup winner in history.

Ironically, Wheeler fished his first Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita in 2011 and finished 12th. In that event he mostly committed to fishing around the bank with top waters.

Wheeler says this time around that pattern is not as strong, but he still feels that’s where the potential for a quality bite is highest. Today he had to alternate between suspended fish in timber and wolf packs of hunting bass on the bank to accumulate his leading weight. His numbers of fish are coming from his suspended-fish pattern, but his quality bass – a lone 5-pounder – came shallow.

“I started the day out in the timber chasing schoolers and suspended fish just to get a few in the live well,” Wheeler adds. “It seems like those suspended fish are bunched up a little tighter in the mornings and are a little more reliable during the early hours.

“Those bank fish are better quality, but they’re not near as consistent,” he continues. “For me, trying to run the bank all day is too risky this time around. Getting a few in the well early from the trees let me calm down and fish the bank like I needed to. My biggest fish of the day came from the bank. I ran that pattern for another hour or so and didn’t catch another one. Like I said, it’s a dicey deal.”

Later in the afternoon, Wheeler returned to his deeper fish and managed to cull up a couple times.

“Today worked out perfectly,” he adds. “Going into it I figured I needed 14 to 15 pounds today to get off on the right foot for a winning pace. We still have three more days to go, and I think I’m going to need at least one more 15-pound day and two more 12- to 13-pound days to make it happen – that’s my goal anyway.”

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The weather across the Ozarks was unstable and volatile today – much like the leader board on the third day of the Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita.

First there was rain. Then sun shows. Then wind. Then another round of storms thrashed the top 20 pros just before check-in.

Names on the leader board swirled about as well. Weights were the lowest of the week, with Bryan Thrift checking in the day’s best weight of 14 pounds, 3 ounces for his biggest move of the tournament from 10th to fourth place. But some, like day-two leader Ramie Colson Jr., endured the dark clouds of not being able to complete a limit, which dropped him to third place.

By day’s end it was Jacob Wheeler who found the sunniest spot atop the leader board, regaining his first-place position from day one with a 14-pound limit, which gives him a three-day total of 41 pounds, 1 ounce and a scant 12-ounce lead over second-place pro Brad Knight.

Interestingly, as Wheeler and Knight battle it out on the final day, their strategies are very different. Wheeler is running a true pattern across the lake. Knight, however, is banking primarily on one area for the win.

From the beginning Wheeler has ascertained that he knows the pace, the technique and the baits to win on Lake Ouachita in August.

His two-part approach is to haunt schoolers in the morning for a few keepers to get his live well wet. Then at about 9 a.m. he hits the bank to gamble on the better quality, yet more inconsistent bream-eating bass. For three days, his plan has worked, except for a small hiccup on day two when he lost three 3-pounders that would have given him a bit more cushion going into the final day.

“I said from the beginning it would take two 15-pound days and two 12- to 13-pound days to win,” Wheeler says. “I feel I’m on that pace. I had the bites yesterday to pad that a little bit, but those bites at least let me know that I’m doing the right thing.”

Today Wheeler started the day with three keepers from the schooling spot, and then he hit the shallows to catch three more off the bank. One of those was close to 4 pounds – the exact kind of kicker Wheeler is counting on to reach the teens and stay on the winning pace.

No matter if he is fishing schoolers or running the bank, Wheeler is doing nearly all his damage on topwater walking baits. During the day he is rotating through a variety of walkers, but his two primary choices are a Storm Arashi Top Walker and an older Reaction Innovations Vixen in a smaller size than the standard Vixen.

“I have one bank that I hit each day because it has produced several of my better fish,” he says. “Other than that I am constantly running new water, fishing fast and staying on the move. I plan to run the exact same program tomorrow: schoolers early and then running the bank the rest of the day.”

Should Wheeler win on Sunday, he would make history as the first two-time winner of the Forrest Wood Cup.

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